NEW DELHI: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Dalvir Singh Kala, a close aide of party chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, was shot at and injured by an unidentified motorcycle-borne assailant in Punjab’s Mansa district on Monday evening, police said.The incident took place in Bareta town when Kala, a former Zila Parishad member, was preparing to leave…
Christopher Plummer’s former Darien waterfront estate built in 1866 The historic waterfront estate in Darien, Connecticut, once owned by Academy Award-winning actor Christopher Plummer, has returned to the property market with an asking price of $12.995 million.The 1.17-acre coastal property, situated at 209 Long Neck Point Road, features a thoroughly modernised 1866 Colonial residence. Alongside…
In a recent update, the government of Saudi Arabia has announced the launch of Package Visa. It is a new digital initiative designed to simplify travel to Saudi by integrating tourist visa applications directly into curated travel bookings. The launch is currently underway through qualified travel and tourism service providers across selected international markets ahead…
HCL Technologies reduced its workforce by 3,292 employees during the June quarter, marking its sharpest quarterly decline in headcount in a year even as India’s third-largest IT services company delivered a strong set of earnings and maintained stable employee retention. The company’s total employee count stood at 223,889 as of June 30, down from 227,181…
Hello and welcome to another edition of Offside. Now, there’s a phrase on OSINT Twitter: “monitoring the situation”. It refers to the lives of those individuals who are really into bird-watching, except their birds are usually military planes and other assorted objects of mass destruction.Football fans, too, have been monitoring the situation for the last…
US judge scraps Trump’s IRS deal (File photo) A US federal judge on Monday voided President Donald Trump’s settlement with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), ruled that the lawsuit had been filed for an “improper purpose”, and recommended sanctions and disciplinary action against the lawyers involved.In a 56-page order, US District Judge Kathleen Williams said…
FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025 Divya Deshmukh and FIDE World Cup 2025 winner Javokhir Sindarov (PTI Photos) The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has approved a major overhaul of the World Cup and Women’s World Cup formats from 2027, aiming to make the tournaments shorter, more inclusive and more rewarding for players.The biggest change is that…
Potato peels are usually destined for the compost bin, but a growing number of home cleaning enthusiasts are giving them a second life. Combined with baking soda, the humble peel has become the centre of a viral cleaning hack that claims to remove rust from metal surfaces without relying on harsh commercial chemicals.The idea isn’t…
Timken India Ltd on Monday said it has secured four Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) licences for its bearing products, strengthening its manufacturing, quality and regulatory compliance capabilities across multiple product categories and production sites. The company received BIS licences for cylindrical roller bearing (CRB) roller production at its new Bharuch plant, CRB production at…
Dubai turns to East Coast ports amid Hormuz tensions DP World is planning to develop a new port and a container terminal on the United Arab Emirates’ east coast in a move aimed at reducing Dubai’s reliance on its flagship Jebel Ali Port. It looks to create an alternative trade route that bypasses the Strait…
